Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta
A rich and delicious pasta in creamy Alfredo sauce with grilled chicken on the side and served with garlic bread which makes a nice comforting meal.
Servings: 8
Calories: 598kcal
Ingredients
Pasta
- 5 cups Penne pasta
- 10 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
Alfredo sauce
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream optional
- 2 tbsp cream cheese optional
- 2 tsp garlic chopped (optional)
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp oregano dried
- ½ tsp pepper black (powdered)
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 3 tbsp mozzarella cheese
Grilled chicken
- 1 chicken breast boneless
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp pepper powder black
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Cajun spices powder
Garlic bread
- 1 bread French bread or Ciabatta bread
- ½ cup butter melted
- 3-4 garlic minced
- 2 tbsp parsley minced
- ¼ tsp garlic salt optional
- ½ tsp salt or as desired
Instructions
To make Pasta
- Bring water to boil in a large pan with a little salt and few drops of oil.
- Add Pasta and cook till it is al-dente.
- Drain into a colander and run it in cold water to stop cooking process and keep aside.
To make Alfredo sauce
- In a pan heat up the butter fry chopped garlic if using and keep aside .
- Add about 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour to the butter and saute well.
- Add the remaining all-purpose flour to ¼ cup of cold milk and stir well so it is lump free.
- Pour the milk mixture into the pan along with rest of the milk and bring it to a boil till it thickens.
- Add whipping cream, cream cheese if using along with sauteed garlic, black pepper, oregano and salt and cook well
- Once it is cooked well and of the right consistency you like , add the cooked pasta .
- Add shredded mozzarella cheese just before switching off the heat .
- Garnish with shredded parmesan cheese.
- Serve with grilled chicken, garlic bread or a salad.
To make grilled chicken
- In a heavy cast iron skillet or deep bottomed pan heat up some oil.
- Add the chicken breast and cook on both sides till it is well done.
- Later cut it up into small pieces and serve along side the pasta or mix it in the alfredo sauce .
To make garlic bread
- Add melted butter, chopped garlic, parsley and garlic salt in a small bowl and mix well.
- Lather this mixture onto the bread generously .
- Heat up the oven to 350 deg F.
- Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes .You can broil for 2 minutes to get a nice browned top.
- Serve the Pasta with chicken and garlic bread on the side .
Notes
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- Use cold milk when mixing AP flour to milk separately and ensure there are no lumps.
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- You can skip whipping cream and cream cheese if you do not like your sauce to be too thick. The AP flour and milk make a nice thick sauce , add mozzarella cheese in the end.
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- Addition of spices like oregano, garlic powder, black pepper and red chili flakes are optional and you can choose to add what you like to make it your own.
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- Serve along with garlic bread, sauteed chicken, blanched broccoli, roasted veggies like asparagus and salad .
Nutrition
Serving: 50g | Calories: 598kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1542mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1225IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 196mg | Iron: 2mg
